Trimming for the edges of fabrics.



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PATENTED APR. 9, 1907.

J. D. MORLEY. 'TRIMMING FOR THB EDGES 0F FABRICS.4

APPLICATION FILED MAY 31. 1906.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE@ JOSEPH D. MOELEY, OE UTTOA, NEW Tomi,ASSIGNOR To ROBERT w. SOOTT,

OF LEEDS POINT, NEIV JERSEY, AND LOUIS N. D. WILLIAMS, OF OGONTZPENNSYLVANIA.

TRIIVHVIING FOR THE EDGES OF FABRICS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

atented April 9, 1907.

Application filed MaySl, 1906. Serial No. 319,614.

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Be it known tha-t I, JOSEPH D. MOELEY, g citizen of the United States,residing at Utica, New York, have invented certain Improvemen'ts inTrimmings for the Edges of Fabrics, of which the following is aspeciiica-' tion.

My invention consists of a certain improvement on that forming thesubject of the Letm ters Patent No. 395,004-, granted to Robert W Scotton the 25th day of December, 1888. The said patented invention consistedof a trimming composed of a line of stitches formed on or adjacent tothe edge of a piece of fabric, another line of stitches formed beyondSaid edge, a thread carried back and forth from one row of stitches tothe other and engaging with cach, and a festoon-thread engaged by theouter row of Stitches only 2o and forming loops or scallops beyond thesame. In the patented trimming this festoon-thread simply passed throughadjoining loops of the outer row of stitches and was rctained inposition solely by lthe frictional hold of said stitches upon it, and inconsequence a pull upon one of the scallops permitted a lengthening orpulling out of the same and a consequent robbing or shortening of theadjoining scallops, whereby in a short time the symmetry and uniformityof the border formed by the festoon-thread was destroyed.

In carrying out my invention, therefore, I cause the thread or one ofthe threads forming the outer row of stitches of the trimming to passthrough the festoonthread, and thereby securely retain thesame,preferably at each point of its attachment, to said outer row ofstitches, thereby eil'ectually prevent- 40 ing that destruction orimpairment of the symmetry of the festoon-border before referred' to.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l illustrates, in much exaggeratedform, a short length of falgn'ic-trimming with festoonthread securedthereto in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a similar viewillustrating another embodiment of my invention. Fig. 3 illustrates themanner in which the stitches are caused to engage the festoonthread, andFig. 4 illustrates a modification l of a trimming of the type shown inFig. 2.

1 represents a piece of fabric, and 2 a line of Stitches, which may beeither lock-stitches or chain-stitches and whlch mat'Y be formed i uponthe fabric, adjacent to the edge thereof,

or may be overedge stitches, if desired, 3 representing the row ofstitches beyond the edge of the fabric, which stitches are, bypreference, chain-stitches and are formed by a sewing-machine having aneedle which is capable lboth of reciprocating vertically and of movinglaterally to form a zigzag chain of stitches, as shown.

The barringthread 4 engages with a stitch of the row 3, is carriedacross the space between the rows of stitches 2 and 3, engages withsuccessive stitches of the row 2, passes back to the row 3, engages witha stitch adjoining that which it formerly engaged, and is then carriedalongoutside of the row lof stitches 3 for any desired distancepreparatory to forming another bar in the manner described.

In the trimmingl shown in Fig. l the festoon-threi-id 5, which forms theloops or scallops beyond the outer row of stitches 3, instead of passingthrough loops of successive stitches of said row, as in the Scotttrimming, is penetrated by the thread which forms said outer row ofstitches, as indicated at 6, and is thereby firmly secured at each pointof connection, thus insuring the uniformity and symmetry of the scallopsformed by it.

In order to insure such disposition of the festorm-thrcad that it willbe `penetrated by tlc thread of the outer row of stitches, the machineupon which the trimming is produced may be provided with averticallymovable pin 7, located outwardly beyond the needle 9 whichproduces said outer row of stitches, the guide l() for the festoonthreadafter laying said thread around the pin passing to a point inwardlybeyond the needle E) and into such relation to said needle that thefestoon-thread in its course from the guide. to the pin 7 will cross theopening in the throat-plate oi thc machine through which the needledescends, whereby said needle will in its descent vpierce saidfest/oonthread, as shown in Fig. 3, and thus insure the passage throughthe same of the thread which forms the row of Stitches In thatembodiment of my invention shown in Fig. 2 the festoon-thread 5 engagesthe outer row of stitches 3 inthe same man- IOO ner as in the Scotttrimming; but a second row of stitches 3a overlies the first andoccupies such relation thereto that the thread which forms said stitchespasses through the festoon-thread and secures the same in place.Incidentally it passes through the barringthread 4 also but this is notessential. This second row of stitches 3a can be produced bystitch-forming mechanism placed slightly behind that which produces therow 3, and said secondary row may be composed either of zigzag orstraight stitches, a straight row of chain-stitches being shown in thedrawings. In the trimming illustrated in Fig. 4 both rows of stitchesare straight. The term row of'stitchesH as used generally in my claimsmay therefore include a single or a double row.

In the trimming shown in Fig. l the festoon-thread is penetrated at apoint between the two runs of the thread 4 which form the bar; but itmay, as will be evident, be penetrated at any point between the bars,depending upon thedesired relation to said bars of the scallops formedby the festoonthread.

I claim- 1. Fabric-trimming comprising a row of stitches on the fabric,a row of stitches beyond the edge of the fabric, a thread passing backand forth between said rows of stitches and engaging with each, and afestoonthread engaging the outer row of stitches only, and penetrated bystitches of said outer row in order to securely retain it at differentpoints of connection therewith, substantially as specified.

2. Fabric-trimming comprising a row of stitches on the fabric, a doublerow of stitches beyond the edge of the fabric, a thread passing back andforth between the rows of stitches and engaging with each, and afestoon-thread enveloped by stitches of one of the outer rows, andpenetrated by stitches of the other of said outer rows, substantially asspecified.

3. Fabric-trimming comprising an inner row of stitches on the fabric, arow of straight stitches and a row of zigzag stitches beyond the edge ofthe fabric, a thread passing back and forth between the inner and outerrows of stitches and engaging with each, and a festoon-thread engagingthe outer rows of stitches only, said festo'on-thread being en- Velopedby the zigzag stitches and penetrated by the straight stitches,substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH D. MORLEY.

Witnesses:

Bnssrn H. GOULD, MARGREATA J. SPACE.

